‘Tastes like chicken’: Swiss supermarket to sell ‘bug burgers’ following loosening of food laws

‘Switzerland is renowned for its fondue and chocolate, but a more adventurous culinary offering will soon be available on supermarket shelves. Food giant Coop will begin selling insect-based dishes including “bug burgers” and “bug meatballs” next spring.
Coop and other Swiss grocery stores have long been prevented from selling unusual foods – including those involving insects – without special authorization. But when the federal food safety office (BLV) announced on Friday that it would be loosening its rules, Coop was quick to express its readiness to offer customers the chance to “discover a new world of flavors.”’
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